This month, I hope to get a chance to check out some of this month's meteor showers. Astronomy was an interest of mine when I was a kid, but I never got a telescope because there was no easy way for me to look into it from my wheelchair. Now, I could probably get one that connects to a notebook computer, but that doesn't make much sense when I live in an urban downtown. My family owns a summer home in Door County, Wisconsin and I remember that we had some excellent views of the night sky in our backyard. I don't think I'll be driving all that way, but perhaps I can find a field somewhere outside the Twin Cities. Can any local stargazers tell me of a favorite spot?
All the talking heads this morning were blathering on about how Kerry hasn't received much of a post-convention bounce in the polls. Unless there is a major turn of events, I really doubt you're going to see much of a spread in the polls. Most people have already made up their minds. Swing voters are supposedly the key to the election, but I keep saying that it will all come down to turning out the base.